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NOTICE OF SUSPENSION AND RESTITUTION WITH CONDITIONS (By Consent)
Case No. 08-116-GA Notice Issued: March 20, 2009 Gregory O. Drais, P 44458, St. Clair Shores, Michigan by the Attorney Discipline Board Tri-County Hearing Panel #105.
1. Suspension - 180 Days 2. Effective December 28, 2006 1 The respondent and Grievance Administrator filed a stipulation for consent order of discipline, in accordance with MCR 9.115(F)(5), containing respondent's plea of no contest to the allegations that he failed to notify his clients of his suspension from the practice of law; failed to file proof of compliance with the orders of discipline; practiced law and held himself out as an attorney after the effective date of his suspension; violated his order of discipline; charged and collected an illegal and excessive fee; failed to safekeep client funds separate from his own funds; failed to refund unearned fees; and failed to timely answer two requests for investigation.
Respondent's conduct was in violation of Michigan Court Rules 9.1 04(A)(1 )-(4), (7), and (9); MCR 9.113(A) and (B)(2); MCR 9.119(A), (C) and (E); and Michigan Rules of Professional Conduct 1.5(a); 1.15(d); 1.16(d); and 8.4(a) and (c).
The hearing panel ordered that respondent's license to practice law in Michigan be suspended for 180 days, to run concurrently with the suspension ordered in Grievance Administrator v Gregory O. Drais, Case No. 06-122-GA. Respondent was also ordered to pay restitution in the aggregate amount of $3,000.00. Costs were assessed in the amount of $789.83.
1 Respondent has been continuously suspended from the practice of law in Michigan since December 28,2006. Please see Notice of Suspension and Restitution With Conditions, issued December 29,2006.